Wrestler Frog

Fascinating facts about the Wrestler Frog

• From sea level up to 1,000 m, this South-American hopper can be found thriving in everything from savannah grasslands to forest edges, showing a flexibility that lets it survive in gardens and protected reserves alike. Its broad habitat range hints at a resilience that many amphibians lack.
• When it reproduces, the female makes a foam nest that floats on the water’s surface.
• Once the tadpoles emerge, they form schools across ponds and lakes.
• The IUCN lists the species as Least Concern, yet parts of its range face threats from logging, fires, and expanding agriculture.

At a glance

About the Wrestler Frog

Leptodactylus luctator, the wrestler frog, is a species in the family Leptodactylidae native to Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Argentina. It inhabits savannahs, grasslands, dry areas, forests, forest edges, ponds, lakes, rivers, and gardens, and has been observed from sea level up to 1,000 m. The species makes a foam nest that floats on the water surface, and the tadpoles hatch and exhibit schooling behavior. It is used as human food and is classified by the IUCN as Least Concern.

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